Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for July 2nd, 2008
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Ex-con suspected in deaths of 8 captured in Illinois
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — An exhaustive, two-state manhunt for an ex-convict suspected in eight grisly slayings has ended with the man quietly arrested outside a bar known as a police hangout.
Nicholas T. Sheley’s capture was only a matter of time because of the intense publicity surrounding [...]
Salad dressing runoff swamps Ohio homes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio EPA official says creamy ranch dressing mixed with sewage and storm runoff in the flooded basements of at least 10 Columbus homes.
Sewage from T. Marzetti Co., a Columbus-based salad dressing maker, overwhelmed the Columbus storm-sewer system during heavy [...]
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honors 26 with award
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A disabled construction worker who rescued a 12-year-old from an attacking cougar and a pair of passers-by who saved an elderly woman from being run down by a train are among 26 people awarded Carnegie medals on Wednesday for their heroic acts.
The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded the medals to [...]
Arkansas thieves take bank ATM — but not its cash
BELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) — Thieves in northwest Arkansas made a huge withdrawal at a bank — they took a whole automated teller machine with them.
Bella Vista police said the thieves early Monday used a stolen front-end loader to tear the 3,200-pound ATM from its bolts [...]
N.Y. considers help to victims of child prostitution
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Tiffany was 12 when her mother died. That was the same year she ran away from her sister’s house, lived on the streets for six weeks and met the man who two days later became her pimp.
Under New York state [...]
Indians: Borowski blows lead, game in 10th inning
CHICAGO (AP) — Alexei Ramirez’s soaring fly ball was either going to land in the glove of Cleveland left fielder Ben Francisco to end the game or clear the fence and tie it up with two outs in the 10th. The way things have been going for the Chicago White Sox lately, it [...]
Cavaliers commentary: LeBron loves to keep everyone guessing
My favorite cities are Rome, London, Paris, Madrid and Tokyo. Never mind that I have never stepped foot in any of them. Because I said those were my favorite places, I must be leaving The Chronicle when my contract runs out to write for a newspaper in one of those metropolises. Never [...]
Girls softball: Elyria All-Stars find groove, stop Avon
ELYRIA — Hard to believe Elyria’s Little League Major All-Stars spent a chunk of time practicing indoors because of the recent bad weather. They played well defensively Tuesday night, rapped a dozen hits and rolled over Avon, 9-3, in a softball tournament opener at Vic Janowicz Memorial Park. Elyria’s reward is a [...]
Browns: Jurevicius camp status in doubt after another knee surgery
At minicamp last month, Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius spoke with enthusiasm and certainty about being ready for training camp, which opens July 23. On Monday he had his fourth knee surgery of the offseason, putting his availability for the start of camp in serious question. The team released a statement Tuesday revealing the [...]